After passing the Chenliu section, the ship arrived at the imperial capital Kaifeng.

In the 10th century AD, during the Xiande period, Zhou Shizong Guo Rong mobilized 100,000 people to build an outer city outside the original Bianzhou City, and the Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo even reached today's prosperity.

In order to facilitate the southward movement of the army, at the beginning of the year, Zhao Kuangyin ordered the canal to be renovated, and now it is unimpeded. After Huainan was pacified, this rich grain-producing area would become an important financial and tax area of the Great Song Dynasty. The role of the canal is even more important for the transshipment of money and grain.

Canal boats continued, at noon on this day, on the twentieth. When Zhao Dezhao was inspecting the industries outside the city, a ship had just been moored at the Bianshui wharf.

This ship is to stay from the envoy sent from Quanzhou - Quanzhou do not drive Huang Yuxi, Huang Yuxi all the way from Quanzhou to Kaifeng, yesterday because of the front of the transport ship too many, the waterway is crowded, and the first let Zhao Dezhao's ship pass, so it was delayed for a day.

"Huang don't drive, we have arrived in Kaifeng, there is an official errand on the dock!" Ma San'er said.

At this moment, Huang Yuxi's official ship has arrived at the Bianshui wharf, and the officials of the Song Guohonglu Temple who have specially greeted him are waiting at the wharf.

"Presumably that is the official of Honglu Temple!" On the canal, he experienced the smooth and comfortable feeling of the boat moving on the canal.

Huang Yuxi took off his civilian clothes, then changed into official clothes, got off the boat, and walked to the pier.

The person who greeted him was Liu Han of Honglu Temple, and this Liu Han was a generation of famous doctor Liu Han. In April of the first year of Jianlong (960), Zhaoyi Jiedu made Li Yun raise troops in Luzhou to oppose the Song Dynasty. When today's son Zhao Kuangyin issued an edict to march in person, Liu Han was ordered to go north with the royal car. After quelling the rebellion and returning to Han, Liu Han was crowned as the doctor of Chaosan and the head of Honglu Temple.

Liu Han saw Huang Yuxi, the envoy from Quanzhou, greeted him with all his might, and said: "Huang don't drive, the lower official is the Honglu Temple, His Majesty the Emperor knows that your envoy is coming to Beijing, and specially ordered the lower official to greet him at the Bianshui Wharf!" Don't drive all the way, go to Honglu Temple to rest for a while, and then go to the saint! ”

"Hmm" Huang Yuxi went to Honglu Temple with Liu Han of Honglu Temple.

Along the way, Huang Yuxi asked Liu Han a lot of things that happened in Tokyo, and Liu Han talked eloquently, and what he saw and heard along the way was beyond Huang Yuxi's expectations, in just one or two years, Tokyo City has changed a lot and become more prosperous than before.

Later, he overheard the news that the emperor's eldest son, Zhao Dezhao, was crowned king, and was very surprised, but combined with his deeds in Huainan, he must have been crowned king.

It's just two years since I saw it, and the city of Tokyo has become a new and unfamiliar look.

After resting for a while, Liu Han, the Cheng of Honglu Temple, led Quanzhou to drive Huang Yuxi into the palace to face the saint.

And they went to the Zichen Hall first, which was the palace where the emperor received foreign envoys, so they waited outside the palace, and the inner servants who had previously sent the edict went to the Funing Hall to give a message.

The chamberlain Zhang Dejun (during the Kaibao period, restored his surname Wang and gave the name: Wang Jien) said: "Your Majesty, don't drive Huang Yuxi into the palace in Quanzhou to ask for a meeting!" ”

"Xuan Zichen Palace!"

"Your Majesty has a decree to drive the Zichen Palace and meet the envoys of Quanzhou!"

Not long after, Zhao Kuangyin went to the palace and summoned foreign envoys. Quanzhou, who had been waiting outside the hall for a long time, did not drive Huang Yuxi into the Zichen Palace.

"Your Majesty Quanzhou, don't drive Huang Yuxi to meet His Majesty the Song Kingdom!"

"Huang Envoy, this time in Beijing, what do you want to ask for from the envoy of Quanzhou Jiedu?"

Huang Yuxi stood with his hands and said: "The subordinate is the Qingyuan army festival so that his subordinates do not drive, this time by the festival to make the invitation, send the subordinate to your country, I Quannan two states on the table hope to your country, and the Song country is the Central Plains ceremonial power, is the orthodox state, I Quannan two states since then willing to belong to the Central Plains, since then the tribute is endless, every year of tribute. I hope Your Majesty will allow it. ”

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin heard that Quanzhou Liucongxiao sent an envoy to meet him, the purpose was to hope to attach the Central Plains Dynasty, and Liucongxiao had been autonomous for 15 years since the internal strife of the Minnan Wang's family. The two prefectures of Quannan have achieved remarkable results under the effective governance of Liu, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. And he heard that Li Jing of the Tang State had appointed him as the envoy of the Qingyuan Army, and he accepted it happily, but during the battle of Huainan in the Zhou, Tang and Tang dynasties, he secretly sent this person to Zhou Shizong, and Zhou Shizong also agreed to part of the request.

After Zhou Guochan let the artifact, he sent this person to Kaifeng, and he was still attached to the Central Plains Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin thought to himself, now that many countries coexist, although the two states of Quannan are nominally owned by the Tang State, they are actually under the autonomy of Liuxiao, and the two states of Quannan are located on the coast of the East China Sea, the road is far away, the mountains and hills are surrounded by three sides, and there is only one convenient and smooth mouth to the sea, so why not form an alliance with Liucongxiao.

The current situation is also an era of division and coexistence, which is similar to the situation during the Warring States Period, when the Qin State pursued a foreign policy of "distant friendship and close attack, and each one defeated".

The two states in the south of Quan, which stayed in the south of the effect, were separated from the Great Song Dynasty by a Tang State and a Wu Yue, and the whip was beyond the reach of the whip, and there was no border interest relationship and conflict, so he made friends from afar, so he thought for a moment and agreed to the request of the envoy of Quanzhou.

Huang Yuxi said respectfully: "The ministers wish that the two states of Quannan will form an alliance with the Song Kingdom, and since then I will pay tribute to the land of Quannan every year." ”

Zhao Kuangyin immediately made a decree to set up a banquet for the envoys of Quanzhou in the Jiying Hall tonight, and the historian recorded today's state affairs on the side.

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It was almost sunset, and Zhao Dezhao hurried back to the inner courtyard of the palace.

At this moment, Liu Han accompanied Huang Yuxi out of the Zichen Palace, and then went to the Jiying Hall for a banquet.

Huang Yuxi walked out of the door, and saw a young man from a distance, dressed in an all-white brocade robe, with a hosta pinned to his head, red lips and white teeth, and his appearance was very handsome and extraordinary.

At the same time, Zhao Dezhao hurried back to the palace in the dust, did not change into civilian clothes, and walked on the way here, and he also saw Liu Han accompanied a strange official from a distance, talking and laughing, and the two were walking opposite him.

The distance between the two was close, not far from the gate of Zichen Palace, Zhao Dezhao saw Liu Han, and then asked, "Liu Sicheng, who is this?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, this is the envoy of the Qingyuan Army who governs Quanzhou and Nanzhou, and Quanzhou is not the envoy of Huang Yuxi."

Zhao Dezhao said a word, shushed the cold and asked for warmth, and said: "It turned out to be Quanzhou Huang Beijia, Xiao Wang has seen Huang Zhijun!" Is Huang Yuanjun coming to Kaifeng today, I don't know if Huang Yuanjun is used to Kaifeng? ”

Huang Yuxi respectfully said: "Thank you for the love of His Royal Highness King Liang, the ministers are grateful, everything is fine in Kaifeng, and now the ministers are envoys to the Song Kingdom, thinking that my Quannan Erzhou is willing to attach the Song Kingdom, and since then the Quannan Erzhou has paid tribute every year, and is willing to make friendship for the Great Song Dynasty." It is true that the wishes of the ministers, the wishes of the envoys, the wishes of the people of Quannan, and the vision of the two countries. ”

Zhao Dezhao listened attentively, and suddenly remembered that in the first year of Jianlong, Quanzhou Liucong sent envoys to Kaifeng, hoping to pay tribute to the imperial court every year.

However, for Quanzhou, Zhao Dezhao remembers that Quanzhou is a deep harbor, with a winding coastline, with four harbors: Quanzhou Bay, Meizhou Bay, Shenhu Bay, and Weitou Bay. Moreover, it is the origin of the maritime Silk Road in the Song Dynasty, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the land Silk Road was blocked due to war, and even in the same period, China's economic center of gravity has shifted to the south.

However, the sea route has a large volume, low cost and high safety, and the sea route has replaced the land route as the main channel for Sino-foreign trade. In particular, the Song Dynasty had a high degree of commercial science and technology, the invention of navigation technologies such as the compass and the water-sealed cabin, and the accumulation of navigational knowledge such as astrology and geocultural trends, coupled with the Arab world's enthusiasm for maritime trade, which made the Maritime Silk Road unprecedentedly prosperous.

If he took advantage of the fact that Quannan was attached to the Great Song Dynasty at this moment, Zhao Dezhao could take the opportunity to propose to reopen a city in Quanzhou, which would be directly under the jurisdiction of the central government, but the problem of interests was an obstacle between Quannan and the Great Song Dynasty.

But this matter has to be tried, what is it, I don't know later, but I don't know if it will make Liu Congxiao worry, the Great Song Dynasty will seize its power with the benefit of money, and finally let Quannan really merge into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

In history, in the third year of Taiping Xingguo (978), the Song Dynasty destroyed Wu Yue, so far, the two states of Quanzhou and Nan [Zhang] were officially returned to the Song Dynasty, and the whole territory of Fujian was truly included in the territory of the Song Dynasty.

However, today's matter is really a state matter, and according to this matter, we should discuss it with several Zaifu in the DPRK and China, and even my own father, and then make a decision.

However, there are many people in Quanzhou port, and all kinds of nationalities, races, and food cultures are different, so it is necessary to meet the consumption of local residents in Quanzhou, but also to meet the catering and accommodation consumption of foreign businessmen.

This requires Zhao Dezhao's restaurant to come out, using rich products, compatible with Chinese and foreign culinary specialties, and Zhao Dezhao, who coexists in three generations, knows the unique flavor of Hokkien cuisine. In addition, Quanzhou-style snacks not only retain the legacy of the Tang and Song dynasties, but also have innovative content

If not, it is not possible to open up the city, so he plans to open a Guangwei restaurant in Quanzhou to slowly penetrate the southeast. Use food culture to reach his ends.

So he suddenly remembered that it would be better to ask Huang Yuxi some information about Quanzhou's folk customs, products and grains, which was the matter of Quanzhou port.

So Zhao Dezhao knocked on the side and said: "Huang Zhijun, I heard that there are many people outside Quanzhou, Xiao Wang has heard that there are some Kunlun slaves, the whole body is black, the strength is infinite, the black hair and black face, the bridge of the nose is collapsed, and Quanzhou is planted with big trees such as thorn tung, Quanzhou port is called 'thorn tung port', not only the suburbs of the East Lake often have banquets and songs, Nan'an Yuntai Mountain also has a permanent song and dance hall. There are many sects, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism coexist, and there are many overseas religions, and there are many relics. During the Western Jin Dynasty to the Anshi Rebellion (around 280 years), the Central Plains had five Hu Chaohua, and the Heluo people crossed to the south in clothes and settled on both sides of the Jinjiang and Luoyang rivers, and Quanzhou has risen since then......"

Huang Yuxi's face showed a look of horror, stunned, after a long time, he said: "Your Highness is knowledgeable, well-read and knowledgeable, just as His Highness said, Quanzhou customs and customs as if His Highness has been to it in person, I don't know if Your Highness succumbed to Quanzhou?" ”

"No, this is all from the book, Xiao Wang reads books every day, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, saint classics, although he doesn't dabble much, but unfortunately Xiao Wang's head is too stupid, he often remembers these absurd things, and says it to make Huang Zhijun laugh! Xiao Wang is proficient in this way, I don't know if it is an insult to the teachings of the saint, and Xiao Wang must try it, if there is a mistake in the book, then he is not bound by this reason, and try again until the problem is solved. ”

"Your Royal Highness, yes, Han Yu once said: There is a diligent path in Shushan, and there is no end to learning from the sea. His Royal Highness is so diligent in learning, it is really a blessing for the people of the world, and it is the responsibility of the people of the community. ”

"Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years. It's just that there is one thing that Xiao Wang doesn't know whether to talk about it or not, and don't blame Huang Envoy Jun when he says it. ”

"Your Highness said, and the ministers didn't dare to say anything."

"Xiao Wang heard that there is a port in Quanzhou, and there are many ships coming and going every day, and its caravans are complicated, and occasionally ships from various countries include the Wu Yue Kingdom, the Tang Kingdom, the Han Kingdom, the Dongying People, the Southern Barbarians, the Sassanid People, the Song People, and so on. The staff is complex and difficult to manage. But if the envoy of Quanzhou Jiedu left the envoy in Quanzhou and Nanzhou to open up the city shipping department, set up the city shipping envoy, collect taxes on the ships that come to trade, and purchase a certain amount of imported goods on behalf of the court, so as to manage the commercial tax, I don't know how? During the reign of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a city department was set up in Guangzhou to deal with tariffs. ”

"Your Highness, what is a foreign product?"

"Oh! Imported goods are goods transported by foreign ships to their own country. ”

"Don't know how to set it up?" Huang Yuxi also wanted to see the talent of this genius child, so he deliberately made it difficult for him.

However, Zhao Dezhao was so wilted, he thought for a moment, and then blurted out: "There is a special city shipping department, and its duty is to send official documents and vouchers for the goods declared and the place where they go, and secondly, they can send people on the ship to 'check', and it is forbidden to carry weapons, copper coins, fugitives, etc. without permission; If the vessel is carrying contraband, the vessel is detained, punished, etc. When the goods are inspected, the goods are mostly inspected, and they can be randomly inspected in batches and selected in proportion, and the goods drawn must be sent to the capital (extraction); certain goods transported by ship (Bomai) are purchased at a specified price; after the selection and extraction, the goods remaining after the Bo purchase must still be issued to the public according to the standards of the city shipping department before they are allowed to be shipped and sold elsewhere. Presiding over the wind and the sea. I don't know what Huang Yuanjun thinks of Xiao Wang's method? ”

"This ...... Belch...... His Royal Highness's method, although unheard of, is a novel way, and you can try it, but you don't know how to think about it? ”

"This ...... Huang Yuanjun just listened to Dezhao's one-sided words, the so-called authorities are obsessed with bystanders, Huang Yuanjun still thinks about it carefully, or according to your opinion. ”

Zhao Dezhao smiled strangely, and then said: "Just now Xiao Wang went out of the city to inspect, he has not changed his clothes at the moment, and he can't accompany Huang Envoy, please forgive me, I heard that my father invited the envoy to the banquet in the evening, so it is better to talk about it at the night banquet." Now Dezhao will say goodbye to him, and see you in the evening! ”

"Your Highness, your subordinates retire!"

Zhao Dezhao returned to his dormitory.